There could be a number of reasons why a burned DVD won’t play.

What DVD Disc jot down Are You Using?

What’s more is that certain DVD players and DVD burners will only accept certain types of discs.

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Are You Actually “Burning” the DVD?

Some TVs do support this pop in of playback through plugged inUSBdevices but not via DVDs.

You also need to have a DVD burner attached to the computer for it to work.

Does Your DVD Player Support Homemade DVD?

However, older DVD players wont necessarily recognize and play home-burned DVDs.

There are some DVD burning programs that support this but others do not.

Maybe the DVD Labeling Is Getting in the Way

Avoid those stick-on DVD labels!

Clean your DVD and see if it will play.

The slower the burn, the more reliable the disc will be.

In fact, some DVD players wont even play discs burned at speeds greater than 4X.

Theres a chance your DVD is formatted for European viewing or coded for some other global region.

North American DVD players are designed forNTSCdiscs formatted for region 1 or 0.

It could be the disc, your box, a speck of dust, etc.

Learn how to avoid DVD burning errors.